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- Updated: December 26, 2016
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said he sent Jay Rodriguez a text to congratulate him on scoring twice for Southampton against Bournemouth.
But the Argentine coach admits the striker’s return to form, following two years of injury problems, comes at the wrong time for Spurs ahead of their trip to St Mary’s Stadium on Wednesday.
Rodriguez scored 17 goals in 2013-14 during Pochettino’s final season in charge on the south coast before rupturing ligaments in his right knee against Manchester City.
The forward looked back to his best eight days ago after scoring two goals, …
